That includes great, great grandparents.
In order to obtain proof of Canadian citizenship, you would need to document your line of descent through historical documents and birth records.
I did my genealogy a couple of summers ago, and found out that my maternal grandmother’s family came from Canada to Syracuse for factory work, in the late 19th century.
I am definitely going to be looking into this.
nvm… only applies to people born after law took effect.
You don’t seem to understand the effect of C-3 coming into force.
If you were born to or adopted by any parent who can trace a line of descent back to a Canadian by birth or naturalization (or a British subject domiciled in Canada pre1947), then you are probably a Canadian citizen as of December 15, 2025.
For persons born or adopted after December 15, 2025, their Canadian parent born or adopted outside Canada will need to demonstrate 1095 days of presence in Canada prior to their birth or adoption.
Canadians and I both come from chimps does that qualify me for Canadian citizenship \s
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Hey, it’s the person that taught me to make paper!
Hey paper person!
I really wish I could.
Hi! Did you make paper yet? Maybe some day.
Yes! Went out that day and got everything for like $20. Still haven’t gotten down the transfer from the screen to couch, but that’s alright! Honing a skill is like half the fun right?
Totally, and such a cheap hobby. I’m glad you’re inspired!
Plus you can just remake all the sheets you fuck up.
I’ve experimented with so many methods, best I’ve found for pure plant fibre sheets (if you don’t want to spend forever sponging) is to just flip your whole screen with the sheet onto whatever drying surface you use(as long as it’s smooth and flat) sponge the back through the screen, wait for it to dry a bit until the paper holds together on its own, then peel the screen off with a butter knife.
I’m sure you’ll figure out your own thing, though. Some people just leave them on the screens till dry.
That gives me a good idea! Sponge it during the flip!
Like you get the fibers on the screen, let drain, flip onto drying surface, but before lifting the screen sponge it on the back.
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Edit: anyone seeing this later, that does not work! You end up pulling fibers into to screen and making it harder to lift up cleanly.
Exactly! Have fun!
Oh, that’s interesting. My father had our lineage researched and learned that an ancestor took the side of the British during the USA revolutionary war. He had to move to Canada after the colonies won their independence due to a campaign of harassment in which his barn was burned down.
The most interesting thing about it before now was that someone in my family history had supported the other team. Now it might have actual bearing on my life instead of just being a fun story.
Damn. My wife and I were just talking about this. My Great grandmother was Canadian and I thought it was too far out for me to consider going for citizenship.
You’re probably Canadian, just need to submit for your certificate
What if my ex was 1/4 Canadian? Do I have to re-marry her?
Can I marry your ex? I want out of here.
If she is there and so are the kids, you probably have some kind of path to citizenship or at least residency, even if it is not immediate. Being the parent / guardian of a citizen is something to start with in most places, at least. But only if they are actually there.
If there are no kids involved and you are no longer married, I would guess that you have nothing to work with.
Do you have to apply or is it automatic? If automatic I can see potential for another round of eligibility issues in Australia’s parliament coming up - you can’t be a member of parliament while holding another citizenship and unknown/forgotten citizenships have caught people out before.
It is automatic, but you have to apply for the certificate of citizenship.
There are related regulations that have just been published in The Canada Gazette that will enable people to have a simplified process for formal renunciation of Canadian citizenship to Canadian authorities if they believe they may be Canadian citizens by descent.
You have to apply as you have to prove that you qualify for the Citizenship (you present your family tree with proofs of births and marriages and whatever is needed to reach that “canadian ancestor”), once it is done, you get a “Proof of Citizenship”, that is what will then allow you to apply for Passport, Driving License, jobs… It kinda becomes your “birth certificate”. Now, to note, I got this in 2014 due to my mother being born Canadian (and me not) and it took me over a year to get my paperwork (close to two) and there is not a “temporary citizen” status, so you have yo wait until you get it to come to Canada (barring visiting of course). With the influx of submissions that this change will create you can expect those times to increase (unless they open a specific channel for it 🤞).
Is it easy to become canadian in general
It’s easier than other places if you are skilled, educated or someone that needs protection through refugee application. Canada immigration
How so?
I’m the one asking the questions here
Since you didn’t put a question mark, I read it as if it started with “It is”. Maybe they made the same mistake. :3
yeah i did thanks for the backup!
indeed you do, my dyslexic dumb mind switched the “is” with the “it” :D
When I read about this a few weeks ago, there was a requirement that my GM needed to have lived in Canada for 1,095 days to show a cultural connection. Is this no longer a requirement?
That only applies to people born after December 15, 2025, which is when the new law came into effect
No kidding?? That’s huge news! Honestly, thank you so much for letting me know!
How familiar are you with the process? Can I ask you if my line qualifies? If so, this is what it looks like: Me -> F -> GM -> GGM. My GGM was born in Canada, GM born in the states in 1935, GGM naturalized in 1942.
I’m very familiar with the Italian citizenship by descent process, so I know the edge cases around that, but not for Canada. Are there any hidden exceptions that would disqualify someone with my line? They happen a lot for Italy.
Honestly, I’m so glad you made this post! If this works, I’ll need to thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Yeah, I think you qualify. You can read more here on the CanadianCitizenship subreddit about the process. Lots of people are gathering documents and submitting for proof of citizenship. It’s a good place to ask questions.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Canadiancitizenship/wiki/index/
The edge cases I’ve heard where you wouldn’t qualify were based on an ancestor renouncing their Canadian citizenship on the record when becoming a citizen elsewhere.
A thousand thanks, Poncho, you definitely are my new favorite one <3
wait what. fuck yes. i have easy access to all of these. original birth certs back four generations. what’s this law
The law is The Citizenship Act with Lost Canadians amendments that came into force on December 15, 2025.
The 2023 Bjorkquist decision on Lost Canadians found the first generation limit on citizenship by descent violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Parliament passed amendments in bill C-3 in early December.
For persons born after December 15, 2025, their new amendments to the Act will require Canadians born outside Canada to meet a 1095 day presence requirement, but the C-3 amendments effectively do away with the first generation limit on citizenship by descent for persons born or adopted before it came into effect.
Thank you so much! I have the last 3 generations’ birth certs, but it’s Gramma Shirley who was born in Canada and it’s hers i need (4 generations ago). I know the right city hall to order it from tho. See you in three years or so!
My mom’s side of the family is all Cajun, which means they came from France, went to Canada, and then settled in Louisiana (where I was born). Considering how long ago all this happened there is likely exactly zero documentation about this. What can I do?
Here’s some details on the bill. The Acadian Expulsion happened about 100 years before Canada became an independent country. So your ancestors would not have been Canadian citizens during the deportation. I am not an immigration lawyer though. There is a contact page on the immigration site, you could just ask them.
I hadn’t actually considered that. That very likely makes me ineligible actually. Thinking about it like that, I doubt any of my ancestors were ever actually Canadian. I’d forgotten about the fact Canada wasn’t an independent country yet so they wouldn’t qualify and therefore I wouldn’t either.
Please read the Canadian citizenship subreddit. You might be eligible still.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Canadiancitizenship/comments/1pspamj/french_acadian/
https://www.genealogiequebec.com/ has documents for Acadia with family files based on the original parish records of Acadia and covers from 1621 to 1849.
Holy crap. That’s awesome
Neat. My grandfather moved to America from New Brunswick.
